Damien Durand

Damien Durand
Durand with Red Star in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-09-16) 16 September 1995
Place of birth Les Ulis, France
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Red Star
Number 7
Youth career
Morangis-Chilly
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2017 Morangis-Chilly
2017–2019 Les Ulis 48 (5)
2019–2020 Sainte-Geneviève 20 (3)
2020– Red Star 189 (46)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 11 May 2026

Damien Durand (born 16 September 1995) is a French professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 2 club Red Star.

Early life

Durand's father Denis played in Bordeaux's youth academy alongside players such as Bixente Lizarazu and Christophe Dugarry.[1]

Durand practiced judo in his childhood. As a green belt, he won the Essonne championship in the under 38 kg category.[2]

Career

Growing up in Chilly-Mazarin,[2] Durand began playing senior football at a "very young" age with Morangis-Chilly in the Division d'Honneur Régionale (DHR),[3] the seventh tier of French football at the time.[4] In 2017, he signed for Les Ulis in the Championnat National 3, and in 2019, for Sainte-Geneviève in the Championnat National 2.[1] Concurrently, Durand obtained a Brevet d'Aptitude aux Fonctions d'Animateur (BAFA),[2] a qualification that enables individuals to lead activities for children and adolescents in camps or recreational centers.[5] Up until 2020, he was employed by the town of Morangis, and hoped to pursue a career in the public sector.[2]

In the summer of 2020, Durand signed a professional contract for Championnat National club Red Star. On 24 August 2020, he made his debut for the club in a 5–3 defeat to Bastia, scoring two goals and earning a penalty for his team.[6][2] After his performances in the first half of the season, for which he was described as a "revelation" of the Championnat National by several observers, Durand earned a contract extension with Red Star lasting until the end of the 2022–23 season.[7][1]

In the 2023–24 season, Durand finished as the Championnat National's joint top assist provider with eight assists as Red Star finished in first place and achieved promotion to Ligue 2.[8][9] On 30 August 2024, he scored his first Ligue 2 goal in a 4–3 victory over Guingamp.[9]

Career statistics

As of match played 20 February 2026[10]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
CO Les Ulis 2017–18 National 3 24200–242
2018–19 National 3 24300–243
Total 48500—485
Sainte-Geneviève Sports 2019–20 National 2 20310–213
Red Star 2020–21 National 34941–3810
2021–22 National 31822–3310
2022–23 National 28531–316
2023–24 National 30420–324
2024–25 Ligue 2 34720–367
2025–26 Ligue 2 22900–229
Total 17942134—19146
Career total 24750144–26154

Honours

Red Star

Individual

  • Championnat National top assist provider: 2023–24[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Corby, Stéphane (1 December 2020). "Football : Le Red Star prolonge Damien Durand, la révélation du National". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Corby, Stéphane (3 December 2020). "National : l'ex-animateur de mairie qui brille chez les pros". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  3. ↑ Naizet, Matthieu (14 November 2020). "Damien Durand (Red Star), l'ailier virevoltant aux ascensions régulières". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  4. ↑ "Dieuze : "Luzenac repart en DHR"". Le Figaro (in French). 10 September 2014. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  5. ↑ "Le brevet d'aptitude aux fonctions d'animateur (BAFA)". Ministère de l'Éducation Nationale et de la Jeunesse (in French). Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Red Star vs. Bastia". Soccerway. 24 August 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "Football : Damien Durand intéresse le Sporting". Corse Matin (in French). 13 May 2021. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  8. 1 2 Le Brech, Philippe (5 August 2024). "National. Buteurs, passeurs… les stats 2023-2024 !". Foot Amateur (in French). Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. 1 2 Pruneta, Laurent (30 August 2024). "Guingamp-Red Star (3-4) : un match fou et une grosse performance pour les Audoniens". leparisien.fr (in French). Retrieved 28 October 2024.
  10. ↑ "Damien Durand Stats". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  11. ↑ Damien Durand at Soccerway
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